South Berwick Conservation Commission
180 Main Street
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Meeting: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Location: Town Hall
Present:
Jeannie Demetracopoulos
Cathy King
Pat Robinson
John Skafidas
Budget discussion – we went over the budget.
FY 2005-2006
Programs (2480)
Stormwater Management education/mailing $300
Salmon Falls River Greenbelt Plan Update $600
Open Space Management
Professional Services $300
Photographs and Maps $100
Total $1300 Funded $700
Dues (2510)
Great Works Regional Land Trust $100 Funded $100
Coordinator Subsidy (3735)
Town’s Contribution toward conservation $4000 Funded $4000
Coordinator at Mount Agamenticus
Total $5400 Funded $4800
For this year FY 2006-7:
Programs (2480)
Great Works River Water Monitoring $500
SAD#35 outreach $500
Regional Conservation Meeting $100
White Pine Program $150
Landowner workshop for forest management no cost to town
Stormwater management Education – painting storm no cost to town
Well Water Testing – April 1, 2006 no cost to town
Open Space Management no cost to town
Total $1250
Dues (2510)
Great Works Regional Land Trust $100
Coordinator Subsidy (3735)
Town’s contribution toward $4500
Conservation Coordinator at Mount Agamenticus
Total $5850
We talked about open space – The focus was to look at areas considered on walks to establish findings of facts and value. Jeannie talked about the consideration she uses: Beginning with Habitat, water quality, trails, open space values, benefit to public, recreation, appropriate use of land.
Letter of support for land acquisition in the Greater Mount Agamenticus area - Jeannie will write a letter of general support to Land For Maine’s Future Program. Cathy moved to write the letter and it was seconded. The motion was approved.
We finished by talking about rewrite of the Greenbelt Plan.
Approved:
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